Janosky turned herself in to authorities and was arraigned in the Van Buren County District Court on one count each of felony stealing/retaining a
financial-transaction device without consent and misdemeanor larceny of
$200 to $1,000, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.

The charges against Janosky stem from the Feb. 13 theft of packages
from the porch of a home owned by Janosky’s sister-in-law in the 91000
block of 31st Street in Porter Township.

Among the items stolen
were gift cards from Meijer and Kohl’s, toiletries, candy, toys, a
birthday card, clothes and video game accessories. Police said many of
the items were birthday gifts for Janosky’s nephew.

Investigators
said previously that Janosky’s sister-in-law was able to obtain serial
numbers for the stolen gift cards and checked with the stores to have
them replaced. Store employees told the woman they could track
transactions made with the stolen cards and then held
surveillance-camera footage for police to review.

Deputies were able to get copies of the footage and the woman identified the suspect from a still photo from the video.

Alex Mitchell covers county government and taxes for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Email him at amitche5@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.